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About the role

NorthPoint Health and Wellness is seeking two Behavioral Health Professionals with experience in a team-oriented environment. The positions require psychiatric or mental health experience with either children and young adults or adults and generalized clientele.

Responsibilities

• Consult with team members, Hennepin County staff, and contracted providers regarding diagnosis, treatment, service delivery, and mental health service delivery in the context of clinical review
• Mental health assessments to determine clients’ needs
• Interview and assess mental health status of clients in crisis
• Provide guidance to clients and develop treatment goals and plans
• Write reports of client histories, diagnosis and treatment recommendations
• Provide short-term therapy and crisis stabilization services and refer clients to appropriate mental health services

Requirements

• One of the following: Master’s degree in Psychology AND approved clinical internship in the area of specialization AND licensure as a Psychologist or Psychological Practitioner in the State of Minnesota
• Doctoral degree in psychology obtained from an APA-approved program with appropriate clinical training, or Certification as a Licensed Psychologist. In addition, two years of post-doctoral experience as a clinical psychologist in a medical or mental health setting and appropriate to the area of specialization is required AND licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Minnesota
• Masters degree in social work or closely related field OR licensed as a Graduate Social Worker by the Minnesota Board of Social Work, including field placement or equivalent work experience in a mental health or psychiatric setting
• Masters degree in Social Work or closely related field and two years of post-master's degree experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting AND licensure as an Independent Clinical Social Worker by the Minnesota Board of Social Work
• One of the above and licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist
• None of the above

Qualifications

• Strong therapeutic intervention and diagnostic assessment skills
• Experience working with children, adults and families
• Familiarity with handling mental health crisis, risk assessment and evidence based practice research
• Ability to function well in unpredictable and challenging situations that require sensitivity, flexibility, resourcefulness and independent judgment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of the application of clinical psychology principles, assessment and service delivery to people of diverse ethnic and cultural heritage
• Additional licensure desirable: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Skills

• Strong therapeutic intervention and diagnostic assessment skills
• Experience working with children, adults and families
• Familiarity with handling mental health crisis, risk assessment and evidence based practice research
• Ability to function well in unpredictable and challenging situations that require sensitivity, flexibility, resourcefulness and independent judgment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of the application of clinical psychology principles, assessment and service delivery to people of diverse ethnic and cultural heritage
• Additional licensure desirable: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Benefits

Hennepin County offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Meaningful work
• Competitive pay
• Work-life balance
• Generous benefits
• Opportunities to grow
• Commitment to your success

Pay

Details on pay will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

The schedule for this position will be discussed during the interview process.

How to Apply

To apply, please indicate your behavioral health license(s) in the State of Minnesota, your experience providing crisis intervention, short-term therapy, crisis stabilization services, and referring clients to appropriate behavioral health services, and your experience working with children and young adults. Additionally, please describe your experience working on a multi-disciplinary team to provide direct service to clients and your experience providing mental health services to clients from culturally diverse backgrounds. Finally, please specify how you first learned about this open competitive job opening.